Classic Corn-on-the-cob job

Our other most important news is that Eleanor has lost her first tooth! And we didn't even get to suffer through it being lose for weeks. Upon eating corn-on-the cob one night for supper, Eleanor shrieked "Ouch! My tooth!" and then spit out what looked like a kernel of corn, but was really her tooth. Talk about an excited young lady...

For your information, the going rate from the tooth fairy appears to be 1.50 and a pack of sugarfree gum.

We are a dog family again!

We are so pleased to have a dog in the family! We didn't need to Hope for long to get our buddy Calvin. He is a purebred Mississippi Retriever Hound from all we can tell. He is very sweet,and amazingly well-behaved for a seven-month pup. The girls love him. He is quickly getting over some initial reserve he showed around Jud, as you can see by the pictures. Calvin got along amazingly well with other dogs at the dog park, and did well on his first walk on our busy walking path. We can't wait for our family to meet our new friend!